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According to Senge (2006), "A shared vision changes people's relationships with the company. It is no longer 'their company;' It becomes 'our company'" (p. 208). The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook discusses the five different development stages of building a shared vision: Telling, Selling, Testing, Consulting, and Co-creating. After reviewing the 5 stages in the fieldbook (p. 315 - 326), Make a personal assessment of where your organization is on the path to developing a shared vision then describe how you can help move your organization to the next stage.

 Senge further noted that "team learning is the process of aligning and developing capacity to create the results its members truly desire" (p. 236). Team learning is an important component of building a shared vision. After making your assessment, review the graphic for accelerating team learning: http://qaspire.com/2017/04/03/how-to-accelerate-team-learning/ and discuss what actions you can take toward fostering a culture and environment of team learning in your organization.

 Additional resources and references:

 Bui, H. & Baruch, Y. (2010). Creating learning organizations: A systems perspective. The Learning Organization, 17(3), 201-227.

 Calvert, D. (2014, October 23). An introduction to Inspiring a shared vision. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y0hWUHYwdc

 Fulmer, R. M., & Keys, J. B. (1998). A conversation with Peter Senge: new developments in organizational learning. Organizational Dynamics, (2), 33-42.

 Senge, P. M. (2006). The fifth discipline: the art and science of a learning organization. New York, NY: Currency/ Doubleday.

 Senge, P. M. (2013, January 10). Peter Senge - Team learning. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE-ZdCDO7vA

 Senge, P. M. (2013, August 13). Peter Senge on shared vision. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaw_xAaxZPo

 Senge, P. M., Kleiner, A., Roberts, C., Ross, R. B., & Smith, B. J. (1994). The fifth discipline fieldbook: Strategies and tools for building a learning organization. New York, NY: Currency/Doubleday.

 Thomson, S. C., & McKelvy, E. (2007). Shared vision, team learning and professional learning communities. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED497108.pdf  

 Vora, T. (2011, January 27). Creating a learning organization: 10 actions for a leader. Retrieved from http://qaspire.com/2011/01/27/creating-a-learning-organization-10-actions-for-a-leader

Vora, T. (2017, April 3). How to accelerate team learning. Retrieved from http://qaspire.com/2017/04/03/how-to-accelerate-team-learning/